Poor Fellow My Country
by Xavier Herbert
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Synopsis
Poor Fellow My Country is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Xavier Herbert. It is the longest Australian book ever written. Primarily, it is the story of Jeremy Delacy and his illegitimate grandson Prindy in the years leading up to World War II. It covers matter on Aboriginal affairs, Australian patriotism and nationalism; subjects also dealt with in Herbert's novel Capricornia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L569
- Title
- Poor Fellow My Country
- Author
- Xavier Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
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